(a) Search Warrant Applications. Each new application for a search and/or seizure warrant
shall be assigned a magistrate judge (“MJ”) case number. The application and the
warrant issued thereon shall be sealed and not be made publicly available.
(b) Unsealing of Search and/or Seizure Warrant Applications. It is this court’s intent that all
filings be publicly accessible in all regards. This right of access yields only when the
Government can demonstrate that sealing is necessary and essential to preserve the
integrity of an ongoing investigation or case. Accordingly, upon return of the search
and/or seizure warrant, the warrant and any other document contained in the file shall
thereafter be unsealed unless the government files a separate written motion in the
assigned case requesting that the matter remain sealed. For good cause shown, the court
shall grant said motion, and the warrant and all other documents on file shall remain
sealed. The government shall promptly file a motion to unseal the warrant and other
documents when the justification for sealing said records no longer exists.
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